3 Jerseyans killed in NY State Thruway crash

Police released the identities of three New Jersey women who died after the van they were in ran off the New York State Thruway and struck a pedestrian bridge, according to a report in the Times-Herald Record.

New York State Police said Juana Rodriguez-Hernandez, 34, of Englewood; Georgina L. Casdaneda, 26, and Maria Tay-Tuyuc, 20, both of North Bergen, died after the GMC van they were in struck the bridge pillar around 5 a.m. Saturday, the newspaper reported. The accident occurred on the border of Orange and Rockland counties.

The 11 others in the van were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, Nyack Hospital and Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. The van was on its way from Newburgh, N.Y. back to New Jersey.

The individuals were using a La Cabana Catering van, but officials said none was related to the catering company, according to News Channel 4 in New York. Officials said none was wearing a seat belt.